Judge voids $2.2 billion Harvard funding freeze by Trump administration
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration illegally froze $2.2 billion in Harvard research grants, impacting over 900 projects, citing unconstitutional retaliation and First Amendment violations.
- A federal judge in Boston ordered the reversal of the Trump administration's freeze on over $2.2 billion in funding for Harvard University, stating that the cuts were illegal retaliation for the university's refusal to comply with White House demands.
- U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled that the actions violated Harvard's First Amendment rights and were not genuinely related to addressing antisemitism.
- The ruling critiques the Trump administration for using antisemitism as a pretext for targeting Harvard, undermining claims of careful vetting.
- The ruling signifies a significant win for Harvard, potentially reviving its research funding.
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CNN's Scott Jennings Unburies Devastating Rebuke Of Harvard Tucked Inside Ruling Against Trump Admin
Republican strategist Scott Jennings pointed out Wednesday that a federal court noted pervasive antisemitism at Harvard even as it ruled against the Trump administration. United States District Judge Allison D. Burroughs of the District of Massachusetts, an Obama appointee, claimed that the Trump administration’s decision to freeze $2 billion in funds for the Ivy League school was […] CNN’s Scott Jennings Unburies Devastating Rebuke Of Harvard T…

The U.S. government failed in the dispute with Harvard. Funding remains because there was no connection between anti-Semitism accusations and research projects.
From Harvard funding to tariffs: How Trump’s big orders are failing the test in US courts
Meta: On Wednesday (September 3), a federal judge held that the Donald Trump administration’s cuts to Harvard University were illegal. On Tuesday (September 2), another court in California ruled against Trump’s decision to send the National Guard to Los Angeles. A look at the big orders the President has passed and their legal status
A judge has Wednesday announced the freezing of Harvard University funding by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, a victory for the institution that has become the symbol of the victory of the head of the White House against a party of U.S. universities.
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